bosnian
/ˈbɑːzni.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.19 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.
adj
Of or pertaining to Bosnia.
adj
Pertaining to Bosniaks.
noun
A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bosnian descent.
noun
A Bosniak.
name
The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
name
Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Bosnia.
Example Sentences
- "In his provocative essay, David Gibbs makes the following statement about diplomacy and the war in Bosnia. “There is also abundant evidence that diplomacy might have prevented the Bosnian war and thus prevented the Srebrenica massacre, but this option was blocked by prointerventionist forces in the United States, which demanded a military option instead.”"
- "Ten days later, however, the deal was dead, largely because the United States opposed it and persuaded the Bosnians to do the same, or so Gibbs argues."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Bosnia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Bosnian From Bosnia + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɑːzni.ən/
- British English: /ˈbɒzni.ən/